Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA)
(90 credits)

Program Description

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Career Opportunities

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• High School Teacher

• Interpreter and Translator

• Public Relations Specialist

• Social Worker

South Puget Sound Community College believes that all students need to develop a broad range of abilities that will not only make them more effective in their professional pursuits but will enhance their capacity to relate well to others in their daily lives.

General education introduces students to the content and methodology of the major areas of knowledge – communication, the humanities and fine arts, the natural sciences, mathematics and the social sciences – and helps them develop the intellectual skills that will make them more effective life-long learners. The College’s general education program intended to meet the transfer requirements of the four-year colleges and universities as outlined in the Intercollegiate Relations Commission Handbook.

The SPSCC college-wide abilities are embedded into each program:

• Effective Communication
• Information Literacy
• Analytical Reasoning
• Multicultural Awareness
• Social Responsibility

In planning this degree students need to work closely with their advisor or a counselor as although the Associate in Arts Degree transfers to four-year colleges and universities in Washington State, it may not meet specific department requirements. (For example, business, engineering, education, etc.)

To earn an Associate in Arts degree all courses taken must be:

• At college level (numbered 100 or above).
• A minimum of 75 of the 90 credits required for the degree must be from the General Education Requirements for the Associate in Arts & Science – Direct Transfer Agreement. Copies of the list are available on line at spscc.edu/programs/general-ed-requirements.
• A maximum of 15 credits will be allowed for courses numbered 100 or above that are not on the General Education list.
• A class can only count once toward General Education requirements. For example, MATH 205 will satisfy either QUANTITATIVE or NATURAL SCIENCE course requirements, but not both.
• A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above in all college-level courses required.
• Although this degree is a general transfer degree, South Puget Sound Community College has provided pathways and associated recommended courses for ease of student selection based upon a student’s career interest. Please review the pathway maps for recommended courses and course sequences.

Courses by Quarter

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Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Quarter 1
Transition Studies
Quarter 2
MATH 092	Mathematical Reasoning	5
or ABE 065	Contextualized Math II
ENGL 090	Integrated Reading and Writing I	5
or ENGL 095	Integrated Reading and Writing II
CCS 101	Pathways to Success	3
Quarter 3
CMATH 107	Clippers Math In Society	5
or CMATH 146	Clippers Introduction to Statistics
or PHIL& 120	Symbolic Logic
ENGL 098	Transitional English Composition	5
or ENGL& 101	English Composition I
Humanities Distribution Course - Language Course		5
Quarter 4
ENGL& 102	Composition II	5
ANTH& 206	Cultural Anthropology: Diversity	5
or ANTH& 207	Linguistic Anthropology: Diversity
Humanities Distribution Course - Language Course		5
Quarter 5
Natural Science Distribution Course		5
Humanities Distribution Course - Language Course		5
CMST& 240	Intercultural Communication: Diversity	5
Quarter 6
Natural Science Distribution Course		5
Social Science Distribution Course		5
General Elective Course from Any Distribution		5
Quarter 7
Natural Science w/Lab Distribution Course		5
General Elective Course from Any Distribution		10
Quarter 8
Social Science Distribution Course		5
Humanities Distribution Course		5
General Elective Course from Any Distribution		5

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Some students may place directly into MATH& 107 or 146

South Puget Sound Community College has provided pathways and associated recommended courses for ease of student selection based upon a student’s career interest. Please review the pathway maps for required and recommended courses.